About the films and Weston Woods

The Sasek films are created using Weston Woods "Iconographic" method,
which means that they filmed from
the still images to create the illusion of animation:

ICONOGRAPHIC: When Morton Schindel first started making
motion pictures, he realized that it would take a special filming technique
to faithfully transfer the artwork in picture books from page to screen. Since
there was not a suitable method, he developed one. In the ICONOGRAPHIC technique
the camera creates an "illusion of movement" by carefully panning
and zooming over the actual illustrations from the book. Whenever possible
the artist's original illustrations are used, although in most instances the
illustrations must be adapted from copies of the book. This technique, first
developed at Weston Woods, is now used by film producers everywhere.

This is Venice (1961)

This short film uses stills from This
is Venice with narration from "Giuseppe" who tells the viewer about life
in Venice. The pictures are all taken from the book, but the narration is
different and told from a child's point of view. Music from Loren
Glickman (founder of the Glickman-Popkin Bassoon Camp) really compliments
the illustrations and makes the trip through Venice a delightful experience.